Combination jewelry



May 5, 1925.

v J. CODMAN COMBINATION JEWELRY Filed July 17, 1922 3 a m J;

Patented May 5, 1925.

JOSEPH CODMA N, QF YQB K, N.

COMBINATION JEWELRY.

Application filed July 17, 1822. Serial No. 575,495.

To all whom it may concern. g

Be it known that I, JosnPn CODMAN, a

citizen of the United States, and resident of city county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Jewelry, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to jewelry, having reference particularly to variable or combil0 nation jewelry. y

In the manufacture of jewelry, expensive jewels and other ornamental settings have generally been permanently fixed and mounted on abuse, such as a finger ring, bracelet, scarf pin, brooch, locket, etc, whereby the article of jewelry is confined to but one specific use.

My invention has for its object the provision of a combination device ofthis char acts-r which may be converted into several mental element maybe used in connection with several relatively inexpensive base,.-o,r supporting elements, thus providing a variety of different articles of jewelry at a relatively small initial cost of production.

In carrying out .my invention, I provide one j ewel-set or otherwise expensively or arbitrarily ornamented element, and a plurality. of relatively inexpensive base-elements adapted for interchangeable connection with the. ornamental element, and means I for detachably connecting said elements, as hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in thelappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming (part of this specification, Figure 1 is aside view of a finger ring illustrating one em- 0 bodiment of my improvement.

Fig. 2 is an edge view showing the application of, the invention for producing a gentlemans scarf pin;

. Fig. 3 is a back view of the scarf pin drawn on an enlarged scale;

Fig. a is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the ring construction, shown in sectional elevation;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a face view illustrating the application of my invention as applied to a ladys brooch.

. Fig. 7 is a part sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 7;

F'g. '8 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a slight modification;

Fig. 9 is a side view illustrating a combined ring and watch;

Fig. it) is a back view of the plate for containing ornamentation, and

Fig. 11 is a face view of a detached member employed as-a fastening means when the defviceis used as abrooch.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the detachableelement constituting a base for containing ornamentation, such as jewels 2 or any other suitable ornan'ientation, as insignia of a'society such as Masonic emblems, college class emblems, etc; orany suitable, either ornamental or useful device may be mount- .ed on the plate '1, for instance, a watch 2, shown in Fig. 90f the drawings.

The plate 1, is provided on its back with latch-members 3 having, respectively, a hole 3 a ,notch at for interlocking engagement with tongues: 5 of recess 6 formed in the base member 7, which as shown 111 Figure;

1, 4, 5, Sand 9constitute a finger ring.

As illustrated particularly in Figures 4 and 5 the ,finger ring 7 is laterally split, the adjacentsplit sections being spaced apart by means of a slide 8 which engages grooves 90f the ring 7, onegroove 9 being provided withan indentation 10 which engages the rounded end of abolt 11 of the slide 8,said bolt being normally pressed outwardly by means of a, contractile spring 12.

The ring 7 is sufliciently resilient to admit of moving ,the adjacent grooved parts towards and away fromeach other (when the slide is removed) sufliciently to insert the latches 3 and allow the tongues 5 to spring .into thenotehes, whereupon the slide 8 may ibe replaced. to maintain theelements in secure connectlon with each other, the springpressed bolt 11 automatically engaging the indentation 10 when the slide 8 is pushed into position, as shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings. To remove the slide 8 it is simply necessary to strike it a sharp blow on either end in order to disengage the bolt end from the indentation 10. This construe tion of finger ring may be adjusted to receive plates 1 of various lengths and slides 8. of various widths, thus providing means for accurately fitting the ring to fingers of various sizes.

When it is desired to convert the device from a finger, ring into a scarf pin, as illustrated by Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, I substitute for the ring 7 aresilient base plate comprising a bow 13 and flat extensions 14 having, respectively, a recess 15 for engaging the notches 4 of the latchniembers 3. As a further means for holding the element 1 to the base element I provide hingedly connected clamping members 16 attached to the member 1 which are held over the extensions ll by means of suitable springs 17. The how 13 is further provided with a pin 18, adapted for insertion on a scarl in the customary and well known manner.

iVhen it is desired to employ the element 1 in connection with a base element constituting a plate 19 ot a brooch having the customary pin 19, said plate is provided with apertures 20 through which the latchmembers 3 are extended, and a spring-bow 21 is provided for securing the elements together, said how having oppositely located studs 22 which engage the hole 3 of the latch-members 3, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

In the modification illustrated by Fig. 8 oi? the drawings I have shown a finger ring, or base element con'iprising an endless ring 7 having a shallow recess 6, a relatively deep recess 6, and a resilient latch member 27 for engaging the tongue 5 of the recess (3, said latch men'iber 27 automatically act ing to fasten the plate 1 to the element 7. As a means for disengaging the latch member 27 from the tongue 5, I provide a normally outwardly extended bolt 23 having a stop 24: which bears against a helical spring 25 encased within a recess 26 ot' the element 7, whereby the element 1 can be detached by forcing the bolt .13 inwardly until the latch member is released from engagement with the tongue I'Vhile I have illustrated and shown fair examples of the application of my invention. I do not desire to be understood as confining myselt to the specific details of the mechanical constructions shown, as under the spirit o'l my invention, I believe that I am entitled to the employment of such variations of mere mechanical detail as may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Ila ring thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is:

1. In a jewelry device, in combination, a split ring having a plurality of recesses therein, slidable means the movement of which will space the ends of the ring and maintain them in fixed position with respect to each other, a plate, a plurality of extensions carried by the plate and inserted within the ring recesses, and means engaging the extensions within the recesses.

2. In a jewelry device, in con'ibination, a split ring, having a plurality of recesses therein a plate, a plurality of extensions carried by the plate and inserted within the recesses and means expanding the ring causing an engagement of the extensions within the recesses.

3. In a jewelry device, in combination, a split ring having a plurality of recesses therein, a plate, a plurality of extensions carried by the plate and inserted within the recesses, and a slidable member the movement oi which, between the ends of the ring, will expand the ring and cause an engagement of the extensions within the recesses.

4-. In a jewelry device, in combination, a split ring having a plurality of recesses therein, a, shoulder within each recess, a plate, a plurality of extensions carried by the plate and inserted within the recesses, each extension having a recess corresponding to a shoulder and means expanding the ring causing each recess shoulder to engage an extension recess locking the plate to the ring.

5. In a jewelry device, in combination, a split ring having a plurality of recesses therein, a shoulder within each recess, a plate. a plurality of extensions carried by the plate and inserted within the recesses, each extension having a recess corresponding to a shoulder and a slidable member. the n'iovement of which between the ends oi the ring, will expand the ring and cause each recess shoulder to engage an extension recess locking the plate to the ring.

Signedat New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York this 241th day of January A. D. 1922.

JOSEPH CODMA'N. 

